3,205 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 1,292 increasing their positions, 1,407 reducing their positions, and 148 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2473,205 (-42)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260186 (-74)

Holders
3,205
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
186
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$868M
2 -$402M
3 -$312M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$293M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$285M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2926
$247K
2927
$246K
2928
$245K
2929
$244K
2930
$244K
2931
$244K
2932
$243K
2933
$243K
2934
$243K
2935
$243K
2936
$242K
2937
$242K
2938
$241K
2939
$241K
2940
$241K
2941
$241K
2942
$241K
2943
$240K
2944
$240K
2945
$240K
2946
$240K
2947
$240K
2948
$239K
2949
$239K
2950
$239K